A young child has suffered facial injuries and a fractured arm after being attacked by a dog in Hampshire.

The toddler was taken to hospital following the incident, reportedly involving a Staffordshire bull terrier, which happened in Tennyson Crescent, Waterlooville, on Tuesday.

A 40-year-old man from Waterlooville has been arrested on suspicion of owning or being in charge of a dog dangerously out of control and causing injury.

A 27-year-old woman from Hayling Island has been arrested on suspicion of assault or neglect of a child.

Police were on the scene in Hampshire were a child's arm was broken in to places after an attack by a Staffordshire bull terrier

The incident reportedly involved a Staffordshire bull terrier like the one pictured above (file image)

A Hampshire police spokesman said: 'We're investigating a report of a child becoming injured during an incident in Tennyson Crescent, Waterlooville, reportedly involving a dog, sometime between 4pm and 4.30pm on Tuesday May 14.

'The child sustained two fractures to the arm and lacerations to the face and neck.

'Inquiries are ongoing to establish the exact circumstances. Residents may notice an increased police presence in the area, while we conduct house-to-house inquiries.'